maureen finally got a great responce.....i still think the others suck......
Maureen but I wanted to add a comment from Technosailor’s site that I thought was great!
Alan Aspuru-Guzik Says:
March 28th, 2005 at 10:29 pm
Well, I came here via the weblog competition, and found this discussion thread. Here is my opinion.
x) When Europe started free trade agreements with Eastern Europe and extended the economic community to their countries, they did CONSCIOUS EFFORT to improve the economic situation there. The Economist (a right wing magazine) criticized the US strongly because instead of helping México (members of NAFTA) catch up economically, it continued draining it’s economy with the World Bank and IMF predatory policies, and did not invest in it as a REAL trading partner to raise standards of living, and therefore eliminate the standard of living imbalance that leads to the inmigration that you seem to worried about. FYI, the size of the economy of México, as well as the number of citizens is comparable to the new 10 countries that are joining the EU (Poland, etc…). The growth of the Mexican economy is of future benefit for the US and Canada.
x) Reiterating my point: Since the crisis of the 80’s and the Tequila effect of 1994, both CREATED by economic conditions imposed by the World Bank (US puppet) policies, the Mexican economy became weaker. The governments of México, as puppets of the US aggravated the situation.
x) The revolution that you call for in Latin America is happening. Maybe you won’t like it, due to your right-leaning ideas, but happily, it is a LEFTIST revolution (Chavez in Venezuela, Lula in Brazil, Tavaré Vazquez in Uruguay, Andrés Manuel López Obrador in México when he wins in 2006, Evo Morales in Bolivia, when he wins in the next election, Kirchner in Argentina, and even Castro in Cuba (!!) [I am a social-democrat, so I don’t like dictatorships, but I prefer Castro to Pinochet and other right-wing dictators which were SUPPORTED by the US in the “name” of fighting “communism”!]). This revolution seeks to have an independent Latin America, free of US intervention.
You might not like it, but the way to stop the inmigration is for Latin America to have the profits of their own natural resources: that means Chávez using OIL PROFITS for the poor, The Bolivians taxing Texaco and Chevron for extracting oil and gas in their countries and kicking out Enron and other water transnationals.
I am the son of a LEGAL inmigrant. My father is Mexican and was working here for Fairchild Electronics when I was born. Then we moved back to México. But other people, that are sons or daughters of inmigrants and are born on this land have the same rights as other Americans. Your proposal is ridiculous, as stated above, it entails punishing UNBORN people for whatever is the situation of their [MOSTLY ENTERPRENEURIAL AND HARD-WORKING] parents.
I thought that the right-wingers were for defending the rights of unborn people… “Oy vei, Oh my god, ¡Dios mío!”
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
something different
no photos
no light stuff.
i was visiting my friends blog when i tripped over an entry and had to comment.
6 Responses to “On being hispanic”
* Aaron Says: Sorry, Mo… the truth hurts sometime… :\
* Maureen Says: what do you mean the “truth”?
* Mike Says:
I agree with you to a point and your comments concerning the Statue of Liberty are fact, but those words do not provide entry into this country illegally. I do not agree that a child born in this country from “illegal” parents should automatically be granted U.S. citizenship. The parents were not citizens and you know as well as I do the reason the pregnant mother came here was because she knew the baby would become a citizen and that would provide her entry as well. That’s what we have happening on our southern border today. It is out of control and President Bush, who I support on most issues is giving Carte Blanche to Mexico’s president Fox. I feel a fence or wall should be erected along the border and anyone caught crossing illegally should be shipped back immediately. Immigrants wanting to come here should only be allowed to enter the country through legal means. Another consideration is the fact that many criminals are crossing into America, not too mention the threat of terrorist coming here, but that is a major concern. Of course the average person crossing the border is not a criminal, but how do we know? We have enough murderers, rapist already in this country. There are many murders, rapes and robberies occurring in the towns and cities that lie along the crossing routes. We should show compassion, but this has to be gotten under control now…
* Sean M. Crawford Sr. Says: I agree with Mike when he says some control must be applied. But I have seen the consequences of crossing borders in Germany. Remember there was an East Berlin & West Berlin at one time. I saw a guy get his brains shot clean out of his head crossing the border and that forever changed my life.
AMERICAN DREAM??? Where the hell is it so I can claim mine. I am ALL-NATURAL American born and have yet to see the so-called AMERICAN DREAM yet. And how can you talk about people on welfare sucking up money from the government? Just like you took a stand on those people you know that have gone through to arrive at what they have I too know some who have gotten off of welfare but have yet to arrive. I am one who has experienced that first hand. Even though I may not appear like I have been on it.
What pisses me off is opportunities are given to those with almost every letter of the alphabet in their last name. It is easier for them to apply to colleges and get accepted, aplly for jobs and get hired. You think this illegal issue is bad try the form of slavery that stiff exist and then HOLLA ACHA DAWG!!!!
You can argue the point all day long that slavery doesn’t exist but until you live this right here you just don’t know. Illegals got it much easier.
Personally I feel until we can control and contain what is going on right here in the USA this issue is just a diversion from the real facts.
* Maureen Says: What are you talking about Mike? A wall? Like the Berlin Wall - keep out the undesirables? You are aware of the fact that there is a wall actually erected along most of the border right? And border patrol with guns and dogs that do ship the mexicans back when they catch them. And have you hear of a little thing called deportation? Yes, an illegal caught here gets deported to his country! I should know, one of my cousins was deported. So there ARE consequences. And how does go about legally immigrating to this country? I’m only aware of two ways - getting an american sponsor or marrying an american. How does a dirt poor hispanic go about getting a sponsor? Remember many of these people have no electricity - no money for phones… so how do they do it? Can you think of any LEGAL way? And the American Dream, Sean? How many tv’s do you have in your house. Wait, does your house have a door? Electricity? Indoor plumbing? A carpet or hardwood floor? You have a car right? That right there is what they consider the American Dream. I never felt so rich until I went to the Yucatan in Mexico where they lived in shacks - they didn’t have doors or electricity. I saw people actually sweeping their dirt floors… Why sweep a dirt floor? they got around on bicycles with large baskets in the front that they used to collect the wood they chopped during the day in order to cook and have light at night. I could NOT believe my eyes!!!!! I would never have thought people live like that in this day and age! And one last thing… people keep saying they get free healthcare, ah no… they do gets billed for care if they don’t have insurance and if they can’t pay it then they get hassled by creditors just like the rest of us!
And i completely agree that this issue is a diversion from what’s going on with our own country.
* jennyl Says:
you men (not to make this a gender issue) all are too rich and powerful to understand the full problem.
as soon as are country starts to slip and all of you over extended credit citizens with little skills are standing on bread lines then you might know desperation.
slavery, “invading mexicans!”, the yellow man coming in a getting your place in college these are all superficial complaints.
you all suck!
you all have too much, why doesn’t the mexican hater put his money where his mouth is and sponsor a dirty mexican into this country ?
hey i bet he needs a maid!
my family sponsored two separate families into this country, there you go no one had to get into a barrel or a shipping crate and risk their life to Yes better their situations. People come here to escape horrifying circumstance not to milk “our system”.
And as for our real problem in this country….the cows are following the herd, no citizen is in control there lies OUR problems… buy more stuff, go out to eat more often, disconnect your self more from what we really are.
just trying to make friends….j
he likes gw?
these are the thoughts of east coast republican!!!!
this topic burned my butt!
the gawl of these men to think that bordering in our selves and not helping or giving a chance to anyone else to come in is ok?
do they forget what the status of their grandparents or greatgrand parents were? did they all apply and get granted citzenship before they stepped into ellis island or someother port? forget the "american dream" crap that just stands for stealing from indigenous tribes of this continent - beads anyone?
rant complete
no light stuff.
i was visiting my friends blog when i tripped over an entry and had to comment.
6 Responses to “On being hispanic”
* Aaron Says: Sorry, Mo… the truth hurts sometime… :\
* Maureen Says: what do you mean the “truth”?
* Mike Says:
I agree with you to a point and your comments concerning the Statue of Liberty are fact, but those words do not provide entry into this country illegally. I do not agree that a child born in this country from “illegal” parents should automatically be granted U.S. citizenship. The parents were not citizens and you know as well as I do the reason the pregnant mother came here was because she knew the baby would become a citizen and that would provide her entry as well. That’s what we have happening on our southern border today. It is out of control and President Bush, who I support on most issues is giving Carte Blanche to Mexico’s president Fox. I feel a fence or wall should be erected along the border and anyone caught crossing illegally should be shipped back immediately. Immigrants wanting to come here should only be allowed to enter the country through legal means. Another consideration is the fact that many criminals are crossing into America, not too mention the threat of terrorist coming here, but that is a major concern. Of course the average person crossing the border is not a criminal, but how do we know? We have enough murderers, rapist already in this country. There are many murders, rapes and robberies occurring in the towns and cities that lie along the crossing routes. We should show compassion, but this has to be gotten under control now…
* Sean M. Crawford Sr. Says: I agree with Mike when he says some control must be applied. But I have seen the consequences of crossing borders in Germany. Remember there was an East Berlin & West Berlin at one time. I saw a guy get his brains shot clean out of his head crossing the border and that forever changed my life.
AMERICAN DREAM??? Where the hell is it so I can claim mine. I am ALL-NATURAL American born and have yet to see the so-called AMERICAN DREAM yet. And how can you talk about people on welfare sucking up money from the government? Just like you took a stand on those people you know that have gone through to arrive at what they have I too know some who have gotten off of welfare but have yet to arrive. I am one who has experienced that first hand. Even though I may not appear like I have been on it.
What pisses me off is opportunities are given to those with almost every letter of the alphabet in their last name. It is easier for them to apply to colleges and get accepted, aplly for jobs and get hired. You think this illegal issue is bad try the form of slavery that stiff exist and then HOLLA ACHA DAWG!!!!
You can argue the point all day long that slavery doesn’t exist but until you live this right here you just don’t know. Illegals got it much easier.
Personally I feel until we can control and contain what is going on right here in the USA this issue is just a diversion from the real facts.
* Maureen Says: What are you talking about Mike? A wall? Like the Berlin Wall - keep out the undesirables? You are aware of the fact that there is a wall actually erected along most of the border right? And border patrol with guns and dogs that do ship the mexicans back when they catch them. And have you hear of a little thing called deportation? Yes, an illegal caught here gets deported to his country! I should know, one of my cousins was deported. So there ARE consequences. And how does go about legally immigrating to this country? I’m only aware of two ways - getting an american sponsor or marrying an american. How does a dirt poor hispanic go about getting a sponsor? Remember many of these people have no electricity - no money for phones… so how do they do it? Can you think of any LEGAL way? And the American Dream, Sean? How many tv’s do you have in your house. Wait, does your house have a door? Electricity? Indoor plumbing? A carpet or hardwood floor? You have a car right? That right there is what they consider the American Dream. I never felt so rich until I went to the Yucatan in Mexico where they lived in shacks - they didn’t have doors or electricity. I saw people actually sweeping their dirt floors… Why sweep a dirt floor? they got around on bicycles with large baskets in the front that they used to collect the wood they chopped during the day in order to cook and have light at night. I could NOT believe my eyes!!!!! I would never have thought people live like that in this day and age! And one last thing… people keep saying they get free healthcare, ah no… they do gets billed for care if they don’t have insurance and if they can’t pay it then they get hassled by creditors just like the rest of us!
And i completely agree that this issue is a diversion from what’s going on with our own country.
* jennyl Says:
you men (not to make this a gender issue) all are too rich and powerful to understand the full problem.
as soon as are country starts to slip and all of you over extended credit citizens with little skills are standing on bread lines then you might know desperation.
slavery, “invading mexicans!”, the yellow man coming in a getting your place in college these are all superficial complaints.
you all suck!
you all have too much, why doesn’t the mexican hater put his money where his mouth is and sponsor a dirty mexican into this country ?
hey i bet he needs a maid!
my family sponsored two separate families into this country, there you go no one had to get into a barrel or a shipping crate and risk their life to Yes better their situations. People come here to escape horrifying circumstance not to milk “our system”.
And as for our real problem in this country….the cows are following the herd, no citizen is in control there lies OUR problems… buy more stuff, go out to eat more often, disconnect your self more from what we really are.
just trying to make friends….j
he likes gw?
these are the thoughts of east coast republican!!!!
this topic burned my butt!
the gawl of these men to think that bordering in our selves and not helping or giving a chance to anyone else to come in is ok?
do they forget what the status of their grandparents or greatgrand parents were? did they all apply and get granted citzenship before they stepped into ellis island or someother port? forget the "american dream" crap that just stands for stealing from indigenous tribes of this continent - beads anyone?
rant complete
Friday, March 25, 2005
even more progress/ dad has arrived!!!!
well the day has come that my father has arrived here in colorado.
he left virginia at two am on wednesday and drove striaght here an came up my walk at one in the afternoon on thursday 1773 miles!!!! this is ranking high for my fathers long distance no stopping except to get gas driving record!!!
i thought that he would want a little rest the next day, maybe go out for lunch? no, he informed me that i better get a hussle on it be cause we had work to DO!!!!
he and i had chatted the day before about what i would like to have done.... no time to spare we got to it on friday.....
can you believe that my father is turning 76 in may??? he out did me this day, everyday still.....
all toll on friday we (he, i was he lacky) tore out two closets and saved all the lumber that we could ( this was my job, pulling out nails, screws and staples) we saved everything but the sheet rock!!! not bad.
as for saturday: gio and my father busted out my cement walk (fifty feet long). and the rest of the time this week has been spent on purchasing all the items for building the kitchen in the little house..... and much to my chringin my father has filpped the bill for the big items..... he has also designed a vautled trellis inbetween the little house and my house. we have also completed the design/bid for building the fence that i would like.....lots of stuff going on here.....
on a side bar, i got the kifir grains that i have been waiting for !!!!
kifir cheese, kifir drinks, kifir cream cheese!!!! all waiting to happen!
he left virginia at two am on wednesday and drove striaght here an came up my walk at one in the afternoon on thursday 1773 miles!!!! this is ranking high for my fathers long distance no stopping except to get gas driving record!!!
i thought that he would want a little rest the next day, maybe go out for lunch? no, he informed me that i better get a hussle on it be cause we had work to DO!!!!
he and i had chatted the day before about what i would like to have done.... no time to spare we got to it on friday.....
can you believe that my father is turning 76 in may??? he out did me this day, everyday still.....
all toll on friday we (he, i was he lacky) tore out two closets and saved all the lumber that we could ( this was my job, pulling out nails, screws and staples) we saved everything but the sheet rock!!! not bad.
as for saturday: gio and my father busted out my cement walk (fifty feet long). and the rest of the time this week has been spent on purchasing all the items for building the kitchen in the little house..... and much to my chringin my father has filpped the bill for the big items..... he has also designed a vautled trellis inbetween the little house and my house. we have also completed the design/bid for building the fence that i would like.....lots of stuff going on here.....
on a side bar, i got the kifir grains that i have been waiting for !!!!
kifir cheese, kifir drinks, kifir cream cheese!!!! all waiting to happen!
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
progress + gio vs.sly
gio and i went out last friday to buy vynol tiles for the little house /penthouse/ guesthouse.
we went to "buds thrift" - it's an industral thrift store.
it's a good organization: they hire hard to hire and sell the end of industrial jobs materials and recycled good - flooring, sink, cabinets, ovens, doors etc....
today gio and i clear out the little house, cleaned up the floor and laid out the tiles to see what we wanted.
now i have to say what you are about to see is the random tile pattern that i liked - gio wanted to do more of a three color checker board patter..... i still am not to sure....but here are some wall colors to vote on!
last tuesday out gio and i went trifting... this is what gio got into!
my father (mr.douglas le grand) should be out here soon! next week? gio and i
need to finish his floor and get his house set back up cozy for him.
i chatted with my father today about the house project as well as the front yard demolition and new fence/wall. i have already mention the idea to build a solid wall that has open window areas but i am still not sure what materials to use and what style to adopt.
on a walk this morning gio and i came across a house a few blocks away that had an adobe wall with flagstone tops for their courtyard with double doors...hummmmm....gio still has the picture in his camera. this wall/fence very much interest me....
this photo show the simplicity for the wall....
this is not what i want but i do like the wall division with the use of wood slatted materials....
and "as the stomach turns" work has changed the schedule again!
eddie quit to go work at the hi-dive/spudnik as a bartender, i wish him good luck.
an zakk is still in town and should be here for the next two to three months.
when zakk leaves they are going to hire someone new....but until then we are not sure what the next schedule will be like?
as for now though..... flanders wanted to do opening:wish granted!
gio agreed to let go of his morning shift for flanders to step in, he didn't know how bad of a change it was going to be. tina gave him two night shifts - less$$$.
gio seems ok for the moment ??? i've been having the feelings of looking for a parttime job and maybe drop a day from work. too much st.marks drama....
i can't wait to see my dads sparking blue eyes!!!!
i haven't seen him since last spring!
it seem to me that he makes his way to see me right around the end of winter/spring of spring time. i have been waiting a long time to work on my own property with him, especially the designing the garden space! super!!! the picking of his brain will begin.
we went to "buds thrift" - it's an industral thrift store.
it's a good organization: they hire hard to hire and sell the end of industrial jobs materials and recycled good - flooring, sink, cabinets, ovens, doors etc....
today gio and i clear out the little house, cleaned up the floor and laid out the tiles to see what we wanted.
now i have to say what you are about to see is the random tile pattern that i liked - gio wanted to do more of a three color checker board patter..... i still am not to sure....but here are some wall colors to vote on!
last tuesday out gio and i went trifting... this is what gio got into!
my father (mr.douglas le grand) should be out here soon! next week? gio and i
need to finish his floor and get his house set back up cozy for him.
i chatted with my father today about the house project as well as the front yard demolition and new fence/wall. i have already mention the idea to build a solid wall that has open window areas but i am still not sure what materials to use and what style to adopt.
on a walk this morning gio and i came across a house a few blocks away that had an adobe wall with flagstone tops for their courtyard with double doors...hummmmm....gio still has the picture in his camera. this wall/fence very much interest me....
this photo show the simplicity for the wall....
this is not what i want but i do like the wall division with the use of wood slatted materials....
and "as the stomach turns" work has changed the schedule again!
eddie quit to go work at the hi-dive/spudnik as a bartender, i wish him good luck.
an zakk is still in town and should be here for the next two to three months.
when zakk leaves they are going to hire someone new....but until then we are not sure what the next schedule will be like?
as for now though..... flanders wanted to do opening:wish granted!
gio agreed to let go of his morning shift for flanders to step in, he didn't know how bad of a change it was going to be. tina gave him two night shifts - less$$$.
gio seems ok for the moment ??? i've been having the feelings of looking for a parttime job and maybe drop a day from work. too much st.marks drama....
i can't wait to see my dads sparking blue eyes!!!!
i haven't seen him since last spring!
it seem to me that he makes his way to see me right around the end of winter/spring of spring time. i have been waiting a long time to work on my own property with him, especially the designing the garden space! super!!! the picking of his brain will begin.
Monday, February 14, 2005
life at the houses
i still don't feel quite at home.
my thoughts keep wondering back to a house that i shared with my sister heather on washington street (849 wash). for some reason that is the last house that felt like home to me. i am not sure why? it could be that i lived there with my sister and that my father stayed with us for sevreal months?? or maybe it was just my bedroom that i miss the most, it did have a fireplace in it....?
but the idea that i live here now is growing on me.
i dream about the front yard now.
how i want the front yard to be a secret garden space-away from the neighbors and their ball/toy stealing children!
i have been looking at japanese garden design recently and i have the desire to design a front wall and gate system based on what i have seen....but my own??? does this make sence? i want the walls to have open window ports so the scene from out side becomes a picture hanging on the wall (find the best shots of our neighbors houses).
i also have been pondering how to tie the houses together better using the courtyard. i do want to plant pear trees infront of the little house. the little house looks so bare from the steet side. and i still would like strings of lights across the courtyard, this is a dsicussion between gio and i. i am for the lights gio's against.
i also need to research potted trees that can make it through the winter in colorado. this winter has had a few snow storms but we haven't been that cold. at my garden at 17th street my lettuces, cilantro, arugula and mustard greens are all still actively growing!
so i have a lot to still think about. i guess i should just start sketching out what's in my head....
gio update: last week gio and i went snowboarding!
he is getting soooo much better!
he was keeping up with me on the greens!!!!!
soon enough he'll be back country with me and markj!!!
happy valentines day to all....xxoo
my thoughts keep wondering back to a house that i shared with my sister heather on washington street (849 wash). for some reason that is the last house that felt like home to me. i am not sure why? it could be that i lived there with my sister and that my father stayed with us for sevreal months?? or maybe it was just my bedroom that i miss the most, it did have a fireplace in it....?
but the idea that i live here now is growing on me.
i dream about the front yard now.
how i want the front yard to be a secret garden space-away from the neighbors and their ball/toy stealing children!
i have been looking at japanese garden design recently and i have the desire to design a front wall and gate system based on what i have seen....but my own??? does this make sence? i want the walls to have open window ports so the scene from out side becomes a picture hanging on the wall (find the best shots of our neighbors houses).
i also have been pondering how to tie the houses together better using the courtyard. i do want to plant pear trees infront of the little house. the little house looks so bare from the steet side. and i still would like strings of lights across the courtyard, this is a dsicussion between gio and i. i am for the lights gio's against.
i also need to research potted trees that can make it through the winter in colorado. this winter has had a few snow storms but we haven't been that cold. at my garden at 17th street my lettuces, cilantro, arugula and mustard greens are all still actively growing!
so i have a lot to still think about. i guess i should just start sketching out what's in my head....
gio update: last week gio and i went snowboarding!
he is getting soooo much better!
he was keeping up with me on the greens!!!!!
soon enough he'll be back country with me and markj!!!
happy valentines day to all....xxoo
Monday, January 31, 2005
snowy, warm, snowy, warm
denver's weather this month.... well i can't say that it's not the usual.
i looked out the window this morning and this is the beauty that was my morning....
and this is one week ago!
on to new facts:
yesterday was gio's birthday.
he's thirty-one two years ago.
gio and i both had to work yesterday, i went in for the five am and gio was in at noon. i wanted to make his birthday as special as i could for a work day.
i decided that i would give him his gifts through out the day.
gift #1: a new watch (with all the bells and whistles that he likes)
i had this gift ready for him at noon.
gift#2: a class for learning silk screen printing at the other side gallery.
gio's been wanting to do this for the past few years!
i gave this to him after his shift ... and a few cocktails
gift #3: a meat grinder/ sausage maker.
if you know gio you know how appropriate this is for him.
gio got his last gift and cake time after our sushi dinner.
not my prettiest cake... but tasty...i think i was successful in my quest for a great birhtday for him!
i looked out the window this morning and this is the beauty that was my morning....
and this is one week ago!
on to new facts:
yesterday was gio's birthday.
he's thirty-one two years ago.
gio and i both had to work yesterday, i went in for the five am and gio was in at noon. i wanted to make his birthday as special as i could for a work day.
i decided that i would give him his gifts through out the day.
gift #1: a new watch (with all the bells and whistles that he likes)
i had this gift ready for him at noon.
gift#2: a class for learning silk screen printing at the other side gallery.
gio's been wanting to do this for the past few years!
i gave this to him after his shift ... and a few cocktails
gift #3: a meat grinder/ sausage maker.
if you know gio you know how appropriate this is for him.
gio got his last gift and cake time after our sushi dinner.
not my prettiest cake... but tasty...i think i was successful in my quest for a great birhtday for him!
Thursday, January 20, 2005
where's my toothbrush???
today is thursday january 20th.
ten days until gio's birthday
and fourty-one days from the day that gio and i saw this house for the first time.
today is my second morning waking up in my new house. this is the first time that i have really lived in my own space, and i am realizing that every piece of furnature that i own is too large! i want to cut the legs down on several pieces.....maybe i should wait for my dad to get here to help me do it right and not in a moment of frustration. i don't have an exact date for when my dad arrives - i am figuring on 2 weeks to a month from now.
last tuesday was move in day party!!*%#@!!!!
i really do need to stop calling these work events parties but it just puts a happier ring to them....
friday: carpet ripping out party
saturday: painting party
tuesday: move gio, mikey, and jenny party.....this party lasted eleven hours!!!##@%!!!!
i really have to especially thank nick hoppman for haning in with us all day!!! he helped mikey pack after mikeys shift (closed and out by 1:30am) asleep by five am and with us to unload gio by eleven....
back of nick's head
we all thought that mikey didn't own very much stuff.... i even thought that one and a half hours would be enough time for moving him....four hours later......
with everyone worn out or mia we slammed my large furniture into my house and i decided that we would get the rest later.....i didn't care anymore.....i rent another truck next week or risk it in the toaster truck!!
too pooped for a flash
all in all i do have wonderful friends that pitch in when needed!
mikey is now being quoted "that moving days are our modern barn rasing."
everyone straining and sweating together to help a family make their goal.
super sweet.
thanks again to nick, willy crook, sam, trish, zakk, harlen, stacey, kevin.
and a special thanks to the wonderful giovanni who showed his true colors of keeping great spirits all day and for being a rock when i needed you to be.
thank you all i love you all very much.
ten days until gio's birthday
and fourty-one days from the day that gio and i saw this house for the first time.
today is my second morning waking up in my new house. this is the first time that i have really lived in my own space, and i am realizing that every piece of furnature that i own is too large! i want to cut the legs down on several pieces.....maybe i should wait for my dad to get here to help me do it right and not in a moment of frustration. i don't have an exact date for when my dad arrives - i am figuring on 2 weeks to a month from now.
last tuesday was move in day party!!*%#@!!!!
i really do need to stop calling these work events parties but it just puts a happier ring to them....
friday: carpet ripping out party
saturday: painting party
tuesday: move gio, mikey, and jenny party.....this party lasted eleven hours!!!##@%!!!!
i really have to especially thank nick hoppman for haning in with us all day!!! he helped mikey pack after mikeys shift (closed and out by 1:30am) asleep by five am and with us to unload gio by eleven....
back of nick's head
we all thought that mikey didn't own very much stuff.... i even thought that one and a half hours would be enough time for moving him....four hours later......
with everyone worn out or mia we slammed my large furniture into my house and i decided that we would get the rest later.....i didn't care anymore.....i rent another truck next week or risk it in the toaster truck!!
too pooped for a flash
all in all i do have wonderful friends that pitch in when needed!
mikey is now being quoted "that moving days are our modern barn rasing."
everyone straining and sweating together to help a family make their goal.
super sweet.
thanks again to nick, willy crook, sam, trish, zakk, harlen, stacey, kevin.
and a special thanks to the wonderful giovanni who showed his true colors of keeping great spirits all day and for being a rock when i needed you to be.
thank you all i love you all very much.
Monday, January 10, 2005
happy birthday to me
well january 9th has come. i am now 34.
my birthday this year was perfect.
a mixture of people i love and a tender boyfriend that helped me have a great time.
gio took me out to our favorite resturant for brunch. gio had to get zakk to work his shift so we could spend the day together......he's so sweet
i wanted to wear a crown for my birthday.....but i don't have one. but harlen gave me this decortive comb instead......
gio and i spent the afternoon relaxing and later walked downtown with sam, harlen and zakk to go out for "italien" food.....we even stopped by the old st.marks downtown that is now a bar....monarch? but my friend charles was tending bar.....one cocktail for all and then we were off to dinner....
i am not sure about everyone else but i think i drank a little too much?
thank you all for celebrating with me!!!!
my birthday this year was perfect.
a mixture of people i love and a tender boyfriend that helped me have a great time.
gio took me out to our favorite resturant for brunch. gio had to get zakk to work his shift so we could spend the day together......he's so sweet
i wanted to wear a crown for my birthday.....but i don't have one. but harlen gave me this decortive comb instead......
gio and i spent the afternoon relaxing and later walked downtown with sam, harlen and zakk to go out for "italien" food.....we even stopped by the old st.marks downtown that is now a bar....monarch? but my friend charles was tending bar.....one cocktail for all and then we were off to dinner....
i am not sure about everyone else but i think i drank a little too much?
thank you all for celebrating with me!!!!
Sunday, January 02, 2005
happy new year!!!
this last year leaves me feeling not older but better adjusted?
seven more days to my birthday....and unlike my some body i know i don't care about what age i am turning.
i don't think - other than twenty-five - that i have ever worried about my age....this also might explain why i don't care that i am going to be a thirty-four year old barrista. well, i do care. i would rather be doing this for myself if this is what i am going to be doing.
hopefully when we are in the house i can start doing upholstery again. it's hard but good money. over the last year i have turned down several jobs that i could've made a nice sum from...but here we go!!!
another thought that has been running through my head is the end of 1717 house. sam and trish are going to keep the house, and the tradition of temp roommate....let me see who has lived here....my brother in law, darren, was first- he was super great to have. then there was ungreatful charlie - he was a friend at the time but i want nothing to do with him now - jerk.
i think after charlie was the first time that trish and i lived alone. the alone time only lasted one or two months. next was nils upstairs and my dad was here after cancer treatment was in the foriegn exhange student room.
then skippy micheal came back and with skippy m came friends and more friends - i think chris was on the sofa for a few months....this house has been full and i can't say that i have loved it the whole time.
sam moved in last january. sam was going to be a temp roomy but we loved living with him so he's been here ever since....nils is back again.....he leaves for europe in march.
zakk and harlen have been back for the past few weeks. they are in between farming and looking for their own farm to buy (along with harlens mom). they were going to stay thru the hoildays but harlens grandmother seems to be slipping away so they are staying because they fear that a funeral is coming.
here's a photo of harlen and zakk at bump and grind
and here's sam's inner child
last week sam and i took a trip to boulder to visit my insurance agent - i still have the same agent from when i worked in boulder - we went to lunch at lucilles - a cajun breakfast lunch dinner - after we walked around for a bit....here's a few photos....
there are seven more shopping days until my birthday.
there are twelve more days until closing on the house......oh boy!
the house. the whole thing makes me nervous. i just want both of us to be very happy living there....and creative! everyone make a wish!!! happy new years!!!!
seven more days to my birthday....and unlike my some body i know i don't care about what age i am turning.
i don't think - other than twenty-five - that i have ever worried about my age....this also might explain why i don't care that i am going to be a thirty-four year old barrista. well, i do care. i would rather be doing this for myself if this is what i am going to be doing.
hopefully when we are in the house i can start doing upholstery again. it's hard but good money. over the last year i have turned down several jobs that i could've made a nice sum from...but here we go!!!
another thought that has been running through my head is the end of 1717 house. sam and trish are going to keep the house, and the tradition of temp roommate....let me see who has lived here....my brother in law, darren, was first- he was super great to have. then there was ungreatful charlie - he was a friend at the time but i want nothing to do with him now - jerk.
i think after charlie was the first time that trish and i lived alone. the alone time only lasted one or two months. next was nils upstairs and my dad was here after cancer treatment was in the foriegn exhange student room.
then skippy micheal came back and with skippy m came friends and more friends - i think chris was on the sofa for a few months....this house has been full and i can't say that i have loved it the whole time.
sam moved in last january. sam was going to be a temp roomy but we loved living with him so he's been here ever since....nils is back again.....he leaves for europe in march.
zakk and harlen have been back for the past few weeks. they are in between farming and looking for their own farm to buy (along with harlens mom). they were going to stay thru the hoildays but harlens grandmother seems to be slipping away so they are staying because they fear that a funeral is coming.
here's a photo of harlen and zakk at bump and grind
and here's sam's inner child
last week sam and i took a trip to boulder to visit my insurance agent - i still have the same agent from when i worked in boulder - we went to lunch at lucilles - a cajun breakfast lunch dinner - after we walked around for a bit....here's a few photos....
there are seven more shopping days until my birthday.
there are twelve more days until closing on the house......oh boy!
the house. the whole thing makes me nervous. i just want both of us to be very happy living there....and creative! everyone make a wish!!! happy new years!!!!
Tuesday, December 21, 2004
a better view
well it looks as if the search is over!
3545 lipan street denver colorado seem to be our newest address!!!
i still have a few more hoops to jump through but it seems to be in the bag.
yesterday was inspection day.
i hung out with the inspector brothers -ron and craige- super great guys! they said the property will last us another one hundred and thirteen years.
i also had a sewer inspection to check out the pipes - pipes got an A as well.
infact noreen (my agent) told me last night that she was suprised how little was wrong with the place. we are going to ask for a new garage door and door opener, the current door is flimsy cracked plastic and the opener only gets the door two feet off the ground.
i really have to thank the jesuits for beings so kind to the house. they put a lot of love and energy into fixing up the place. and brother al especially for all of his hard work on the grounds. he planted lilacs, chinese cherry trees, iris, roses, snap dragons, tulips, too many things to name. i will have some great established plants come spring time.
brother al
court yard - just you wait and see what gio and i do here!
dad/guest house
noreen
thanks agian to the jesuits! i have a washer/dryer again!!!
home sweet home
3545 lipan street denver colorado seem to be our newest address!!!
i still have a few more hoops to jump through but it seems to be in the bag.
yesterday was inspection day.
i hung out with the inspector brothers -ron and craige- super great guys! they said the property will last us another one hundred and thirteen years.
i also had a sewer inspection to check out the pipes - pipes got an A as well.
infact noreen (my agent) told me last night that she was suprised how little was wrong with the place. we are going to ask for a new garage door and door opener, the current door is flimsy cracked plastic and the opener only gets the door two feet off the ground.
i really have to thank the jesuits for beings so kind to the house. they put a lot of love and energy into fixing up the place. and brother al especially for all of his hard work on the grounds. he planted lilacs, chinese cherry trees, iris, roses, snap dragons, tulips, too many things to name. i will have some great established plants come spring time.
brother al
court yard - just you wait and see what gio and i do here!
dad/guest house
noreen
thanks agian to the jesuits! i have a washer/dryer again!!!
home sweet home
Monday, December 13, 2004
dc boys party
i wish i had gotten a photo of rick.....
gio had a gig last friday. the only thing he knew about it is that it was a christmas party and it was in a studio. recording studio? design studio?
all of the above sounded good to me. sam was a little nervous at first because of the xmass party theme - sam's a teacher and all the christmas parties he's supposed to attend really suck it.
lame suburban women that have nothing good to say other than how much they all love bush.
back to the party:
well it turns out that i knew the host. the host is a customer from st marks that i've chatted with. his name is rick and he's from dc. infact he used to work the door and other duties and none other than the 930club. uh, what about that? he was the youngest person to work there. super cool!
the party was in his work loft above rock island. the band (gio with josh novak) sounded great. rick has letter presses and off set presses that he does some of his work off of.
photos follow. i got my camera back!!!!
gio had a gig last friday. the only thing he knew about it is that it was a christmas party and it was in a studio. recording studio? design studio?
all of the above sounded good to me. sam was a little nervous at first because of the xmass party theme - sam's a teacher and all the christmas parties he's supposed to attend really suck it.
lame suburban women that have nothing good to say other than how much they all love bush.
back to the party:
well it turns out that i knew the host. the host is a customer from st marks that i've chatted with. his name is rick and he's from dc. infact he used to work the door and other duties and none other than the 930club. uh, what about that? he was the youngest person to work there. super cool!
the party was in his work loft above rock island. the band (gio with josh novak) sounded great. rick has letter presses and off set presses that he does some of his work off of.
photos follow. i got my camera back!!!!
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